Ye Vagabonds – Song Long Forgotten

“They remind me of my first days at ‘Les Cousins’ in Soho in 1965… Ye Vagabonds are a modern expression of a tradition that is truly robust and important to these islands.” Roy Harper

Buoyed by the success of their debut EP Rose & Briar in 2015, and continuing support from respected musicians like Lisa Hannigan, Roy Harper and Glen Hansard; brothers Brían and Diarmuid Mac Gloinn, who form Ye Vagabonds, have announced their highly anticipated debut album, due to be released on Friday 13th October 2017 on Inglenook Records.

The first single from the album “Song Long Forgotten”, recorded live at Meadow Studios, Wicklow, with an accompanying video from filmmaker Myles O’Reilly and artist Conor Campbell, is out now. Check out this beautifully haunting, mellow song, weaved with thoughtful lyrics, thickly layered strings and droning harmonium.

The official album launch on Friday 13th October, will be celebrated instore at Marrowbone Books in the Coombe, Dublin, at 3pm, and later that evening in the back room of The Cobblestone, Smithfield, Dublin. A homecoming album launch will take place at the Pembroke Club D’Art in Carlow, on Saturday 14th October, with a following tour to be announced.

Fans can pre-order the album now on Bandcamp. Follow Ye Vagabonds on their journey, visit http://www.yevagabonds.com, or check out their Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.